| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Moline (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Garney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Walter Spann (fresh) SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alan Gully (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Craven (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Archie Garney inbounds the ball | 38-22 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | James Parker hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Henry Durham | 40-22 |
| 19:31 | Akron | Paul Mathews can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-22 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Thomas Knouse grabs the offensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 19:22 | Akron | Walter Spann can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-22 |
| 19:21 | Marquette | Archie Garney snags the defensive board | 40-22 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Archie Garney misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-22 |
| 19:03 | Akron | Clayton Craven grabs the defensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 18:45 | Akron | Alan Gully misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-22 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | James Parker snags the defensive board | 40-22 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Walter Spann - foul #3 on Walter Spann, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (PG) Walter Spann | |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson misses the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-22 |
| 18:20 | Akron | Clayton Craven can't connect on a shot in the lane | 41-22 |
| 18:18 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Archie Garney | 41-22 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Archie Garney hits the finger roll set up by Erik Moline and the foul's on William Bauer - foul #2 on William Bauer, team foul #2 | 43-22 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the free throw | 44-22 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:39 | Akron | William Bauer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-22 |
| 17:37 | Akron | Clayton Craven misses the tip | 44-22 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Alan Gully can't tip it in | 44-22 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Paul Mathews tips it in | 44-24 |
| 17:26 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Erik Moline | 47-24 |
| 17:06 | Akron | William Bauer makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Mathews | 47-27 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | Henry Durham hits a jumper from the right side | 49-27 |
| 16:31 | Akron | Alan Gully makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Mathews | 49-30 |
| 16:08 | Marquette | Henry Durham is hacked by Thomas Knouse - foul #2 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (PG), Shannon Huston (SG), David Mason (SF), Matt Hobby (PF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Johnathon Tillson, Erik Moline, Archie Garney, James Parker, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Akron | Wilson Fitzhugh (PG), Jack Styles (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF), George Woods (C) William Bauer, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven, Thomas Knouse | |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Shannon Huston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-30 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Jack Styles gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Franjo Zais (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Huston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Hobby (fresh) C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Wilson Fitzhugh (fresh) SG - Jack Styles (fresh) SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Woods (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Akron | Gary Lane is called for traveling | 49-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Jonathan Lipps (SG) Wilson Fitzhugh, Jack Styles | |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Shannon Huston is called for traveling | 49-30 |
| 14:58 | Akron | Walter Spann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:29 | Marquette | A charge is called on Franjo Zais - foul #2 on Franjo Zais, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Garney (SF), James Parker (PF) David Mason, Matt Hobby | |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Knouse (C) George Woods | |
| 14:11 | Akron | Thomas Knouse misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-30 |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | Archie Garney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 49-30 |
| 14:01 | Akron | Cliff Morgan gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 13:54 | Akron | Walter Spann is fouled on the floor by Shannon Huston - foul #2 on Shannon Huston, team foul #2 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Henry Durham (C) Shannon Huston, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Akron | Jack Styles (PF) Cliff Morgan | |
| 13:44 | Akron | Gary Lane is fouled on the floor by Archie Garney - foul #1 on Archie Garney, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG) Franjo Zais | |
| Subs | Akron | Clayton Craven (PF) Jack Styles | |
| 13:31 | Akron | Archie Garney steps in front of the Gary Lane pass | 49-30 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | James Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG), Alan Gully (SF) Walter Spann, Gary Lane | |
| 13:00 | Akron | Paul Mathews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Erik Moline - foul #1 on Erik Moline, team foul #4 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Thomas Knouse | |
| 13:00 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Paul Mathews makes the 3rd free throw | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the floater in the paint | 51-33 |
| 12:34 | Akron | George Woods's floater is tipped away by Henry Durham | 51-33 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Henry Durham pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Erik Moline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Henry Durham pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 12:04 | Marquette | Paul Mathews steps in front of the Johnathon Tillson pass | 51-33 |
| 11:44 | Akron | George Woods makes the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #5 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (PG), Shannon Huston (SG), David Mason (SF), Matt Hobby (PF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Johnathon Tillson, Erik Moline, Archie Garney, James Parker, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Akron | William Bauer (PG), Jack Styles (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Jonathan Lipps, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| 11:44 | Akron | George Woods makes the free throw | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Franjo Zais (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Huston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Hobby (fresh) C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - William Bauer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jack Styles (fresh) SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Woods (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:28 | Marquette | Shannon Huston connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Jack Styles can't connect on a shot from the right side | 54-36 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the offensive board | 54-36 |
| 11:08 | Akron | George Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-36 |
| 11:07 | Akron | William Bauer grabs the offensive board | 54-36 |
| 10:56 | Akron | Gary Lane misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-36 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Shannon Huston misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-36 |
| 10:27 | Akron | The rebound goes to Gary Lane | 54-36 |
| 10:13 | Akron | George Woods scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Franjo Zais | 56-39 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Jack Styles misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by David Mason - foul #1 on David Mason, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Erik Moline (SG), Archie Garney (SF), James Parker (PF), Henry Durham (C) Franjo Zais, Shannon Huston, David Mason, Matt Hobby, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) William Bauer, Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| 09:50 | Akron | Jack Styles misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 09:50 | Akron | Jack Styles makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:22 | Marquette | James Parker scores on a jumper from the left block | 58-40 |
| 09:10 | Akron | Henry Durham swats the short shot by Jack Styles | 58-40 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Archie Garney | 58-40 |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Henry Durham connects on the jumper from the baseline | 60-40 |
| 08:37 | Akron | Walter Spann is hacked by Archie Garney - foul #2 on Archie Garney, team foul #7 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Mathews (SG) Jack Styles | |
| 08:37 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:37 | Akron | Walter Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Henry Durham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-42 |
| 08:00 | Akron | Clayton Craven scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Walter Spann and he's hacked by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #8 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (SG) Erik Moline | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 08:00 | Akron | Clayton Craven makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Henry Durham blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Knouse - foul #3 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (PG), David Mason (SF), Boris Korzyniowski (PF) Johnathon Tillson, Archie Garney, James Parker | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Walter Spann, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Henry Durham makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Henry Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Franjo Zais (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shannon Huston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Mathews (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Akron | The short jumper by Thomas Knouse is denied by Henry Durham | 62-45 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | David Mason pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:57 | Marquette | Henry Durham is hacked by Thomas Knouse - foul #4 on Thomas Knouse, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matt Hobby (PF) Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Thomas Knouse | |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Jonathan Lipps takes the ball from Boris Korzyniowski | 62-45 |
| 06:17 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the shot from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| 06:16 | Akron | Cliff Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Gary Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-45 |
| 05:59 | Akron | Cliff Morgan misses the tip | 62-45 |
| 05:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Boris Korzyniowski | 62-45 |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Erik Moline (SG), Archie Garney (SF), James Parker (PF), Henry Durham (C) Franjo Zais, Shannon Huston, David Mason, Matt Hobby, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Spann (PG), Alan Gully (SF), Clayton Craven (PF), Thomas Knouse (C) Jonathan Lipps, Gary Lane, Cliff Morgan, George Woods | |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Clayton Craven denies the turnaround by Henry Durham | 62-45 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson grabs the offensive board | 62-45 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | Erik Moline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-45 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Paul Mathews misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 04:25 | Marquette | Erik Moline misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-45 |
| 04:23 | Akron | Thomas Knouse pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 04:19 | Akron | Walter Spann drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Alan Gully | 62-48 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | James Parker misses the dunk attempt | 62-48 |
| 03:50 | Akron | Paul Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 03:35 | Akron | Thomas Knouse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (SG) Erik Moline | |
| Subs | Akron | Jonathan Lipps (PG), William Bauer (SG), Gary Lane (SF), Cliff Morgan (PF) Walter Spann, Paul Mathews, Alan Gully, Clayton Craven | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shannon Huston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Garney (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jonathan Lipps (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Bauer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Lane (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cliff Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Knouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Marquette | James Parker misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Bauer - foul #3 on William Bauer, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (PG), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Johnathon Tillson, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Akron | George Woods (C) Thomas Knouse | |
| 03:10 | Marquette | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:10 | Marquette | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Gary Lane knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Lipps | 64-51 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Franjo Zais | 66-51 |
| 02:33 | Akron | William Bauer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Parker | 66-51 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Archie Garney is fouled on the floor by Cliff Morgan - foul #1 on Cliff Morgan, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG), Matt Hobby (PF) Shannon Huston, James Parker | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:54 | Akron | Gary Lane misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-51 |
| 01:52 | Akron | William Bauer grabs the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 01:36 | Akron | William Bauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), James Parker (PF), Henry Durham (C) Franjo Zais, Matt Hobby, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Marquette | James Parker scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Johnathon Tillson | 70-51 |
| 01:03 | Akron | William Bauer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-51 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Cliff Morgan tips it in | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Erik Moline knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Johnathon Tillson and the foul's on William Bauer - foul #4 on William Bauer, team foul #8 | 72-53 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Erik Moline makes the free throw | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Henry Durham swats the short shot by George Woods | 73-53 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | James Parker grabs the board | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson runs out the clock | 73-53 |